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KING'S

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15. 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

LEE

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15,

7.20 9.20 P.M.

SHOWING TO-DAY

A NEW ERA IN

SCREEN MAGNIFICENCE LIGHTS THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD!

ROBERT DOUGLAS

5

SHOWING

TO-DAY

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF

Do

ON JUAN

TECHNICOLOR

Warner BROS: #1G NEW TRIUMPH OF 1949)

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VIVECA

FLYNN LINDFORS

KUAN MALE - BONNET BRIN

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VINCENT SHERMAN JERRY WALD

SHOWS TO-MORROW EXTRA PERFORMANCE AT 11.30 A.M. THE NEW ADVENTURES OF

DON. JUAN"

MAJESTIC

SHOWING

TO-DAY

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANCE OF TIME:

AT 2.00. 4.45, 7.15 & 9.45 P.M.

"There's grandeur galore and awesping power in "Joan of Are Ingrid Bergman makes ● superb nama superbo."

-WALTER WINCHELL

JOAN OF ARC

Merring INGRID

BERGMAN

A VICTOR FLEMING PRODUCTION COLOR BY TECHNICOLER

CAST OF THOUSANDS

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1950.

A SEAT IN THE STALLS

MELROSE GOWER TELLS HOW

Hollywood comes to the rescue of bewildered men and women

aro

on

And

hires the

Mayo, and Bert Lahi

In order to get her to have Milton Berle, Virginia Millions of bowildered Judge." for the coming parado

Ruth Roman do with him, the the of drollery. In

former anything to men and women

to west frut water strike, going back to work Hale starts a second plug-ugly adopts a brat of the Tho gimmick here, they do say, In that Berle plays himself and the altar Journey to

"steals" ha own material! after a strike, or going out Robert Hutton, when she dis- director to reform the "enfant

about to have a terrible,"

spouse,

to strike after going back covers she's

by her first to work. Russia has the baby

Itobert Young.

atomic bomb, New York

they've At the same studio just finished "Everybody Does

BR Dougins starring It,"

contractor whose Celeste

takes wife,

Holm. zinging lessons from Linda Damell,

nt

A

has the jitters. Aye, it's a Mudhole Of Mischief wrecking and world, mates.

λ

the

the

Barbara

"Francis," recently completed |

Universal International,. might be called a Jackass of a Donald Although comedy. O'Connor and Patricia Medina head the human cast, the real hero is a talking Army mute. He's in

braying every reene, nwny

In hybrid, hee-how

hilarity.

Many great pictures

have been

But there's a bit of balm in

"Tell It To the Judge" casts a woman spirit- Rosalind Russell ng Gilend, There's

wite is a singing uplifting. laughter-cncouraging attomey awaiting appointment Alas, the

She's trend toward

comedy on the to a Federal Judgeship

flop and the husband becomes a hilarious, afraid the cacapades of her grand opera star.

"prestigo" screen wacky,

made in divorced husband, Robert Cura- humour that should leaven

will hamstring the minga, fenden leaf of life.

Danny Kaye and

Many "artistic Hollywood. Brothers of her Bules star for the At thath

confirmation writing fourleen Senute's

la The Inspector

triumphs" have emanated from cellulold whimsies, with big appointment and in her efforts Warner

the

celluloid factories But In calm him down she falls into General, tale of the Napoleonic comedy remains the financial budgets and big names, are

of

era in which Danny, travelling backbone of screen entertain neven a mudhole of mischief herself. the cutting rooms

Out ni 20th

Century-Fox through Europe with a gypsy

ment. The filen Industry still major studios-and more are or.

Paul Douglas has been playing caravan, is mistakenly believed

Ficyc silver from snickers, the way,

chicken-hearted Chicago to be an incognito represent- Remember back in '34 when #1

Kicans gold from giggles, builda Claudette Colbert and Clark gangster who falis in love with stive of the Little Corporal.

boxoffice from belly-laughs. At that lot also is "Always Gable termed to make "It Hap-n beautiful playground director,

Leave Them Laughing," with pened One Night?" And how Jean Peters. that zany opus made a clean

of the biggest Academy words?

again, Well, Claudette's at it this time with Robert Young and George Drent in "Bride For Sale," which Producers Jack H. Skirball and Bruce Manning re- ΝΙΚΟ for cently completed

Rudlo

This is about as wild a screen squirrel as has been flushed out of the Hollywoods in many a One boxoffice hunting season. sequence alone would make a dilly of a two-reel comedy; n scene wherein,Mira Colbert and Young, in evening clothes, are buried beneath an avalanche of Manhat- hake and halibut in tan Ash

market-nny, funny foolishness.

As the catchline of one of the tc film'a national magazine phrases it: "Any resemblance! between this pleture and com- plete Insanity is absolutely in- tention]."

"Two's Gooder"

Acting on the theory that "ne's food, two's gooder," RKO also has three other mad, moon- for struck

readying movies early distribution "Holiday

Money Affair" "It's Only

and "Mad Wednesday."

"Hoilday Affair,"

which co-

stara Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh and

and Wendell Corey in

Mitchum's

first

whack

is

sophisticated comedy,

at

the

story of a lovely war widow caught between the upper and matri- the nether millstone

mony-but

boy

actually

alkaselizer plot.

seven-year-old

the

the

Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell and Groucho Marx carry lond of lunacy in "It's Only

which Munoz,"

pictures the predicaments of a young bank teller who inexplicably wina $50,000 on the same day h banks is reported $75,000 short. brin Wednesday "Mad Harold

to the Lloyd back tereen as Casper Milquelonst character wito falls heir to a carnival and its collection of

ladies, strong bearded sword swallowers, Hone, gorillas and perfomaing seals.

men,

to

WANTED!

STARS WITH DOUG JR. Three Chinese

Sidney

Gillint's

"State Glynis Johns, star of Secret" is here seen in the costume in which she first appears in the picture when Douglas Fairbanks finds her singing in a muste hall in Central Europe.

Sidney "State Secret" is a Frank Launder and

Films. Written and Gilliat production for London

Film Sludios, directed by Sidney Gilliat at London Isleworth, it stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Glynis Johns and Jack Hawkins.

GOLDWYN GIRLS OF TODAY

There's something new un-

Metro started a Van Johnsonder the Hollywood sun-the Elizabeth

In the

by RA PETIDOR. HE

MALO KABO PICTURER

lons ago

"The Big

it

Only

•

PLEASE BOOK YOUR SEATS EARLY

ever, Jess daft

SUNDAY EXTRA SHOW

AT 12.00 NOON

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER in

"TARZAN

"THE

TRIUMPHS"

COMMENCING MONDAY WILLIAM ELLIOTT in

BANDIT" LAST

In Trucolor

Liberly

4 SHOWS

TO-DAY

SPECIAL TIMES: At 2,30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.45 P.M.

It's his Most Romantic salal

GARY COOPER

CECIL B. DEMILLE'S

Hong:over.

not

Taylor picture under the title of new Goldwyn Girl.

finished past, the Goldwyn Girl was as "Drink To Ma shapely ass who sang a change. how little, danced a little and in doesn't make it ong the

general decorated the back- Johnson plays a GI Joe trap-ground of Samuel Goldwyn's

wine cellar musical extravaganzas. ped in a French

bomb explodes. when n

impregnated with becomes 50 wine that, after he comes hume, even smetl

he can't

Be-Joyful without a

head the next day.

Frequently, this proved to be any Oh-a major stepping stone to screen fearful stardom. Betty Grable, Paulette Goddard, Lucille Ball and

Leo the Lion also is operat-Virginia Mayo are just a few of

In the eeting room% on

found

our top actresses who Adam's Tub,"

this to be true. But today's which preran Katy Hepburn as a lawyer and Goldwyn Girl is quite different. Spencer Tracy. her Alm hus- band, as

a'lorney. district Katy defends n woman on trial for murder, Spencer prosecutes

with

She's had little or no previ- ous experience and makes her screen debut in a top dramatic the nceured. The court war role instead of the chorus. carried into their hone Judicrous results.

Typical of them is Lois Columbia is decorating two Wheeler, who's currently ap film floats, "And Baby Makespearing with co-stars Dana An- Three" and "Tell If To the drews and Susan Hayward in Goldwyn's new RKO Radio re- lease, "My Foolish Heart."

Report On The

Japanese

1

Lois had been in few Broadway plays when she was heard by the noted producer giving a dramatic recitation. A few phone calls later, Lols was The "This Modern Age" ching a contract, without even on her way to Hollywood.clat- issue, "Riddle of Japan,'

" having undergone a screen test.

will be released in London shortly. It is claimed that

Another in Joan Evans, who from nowhere to play the tille

Goldwyn's role in

this is an objective and rose

unbiased report on the cur- "Roseanna McCoy." Before rent situation there and its that, Jonn had only had one background.

The Americans.

who are

bit of acting experience in her

life, and that was a walk-on in summer stock, Now, however, spending over a million dollara she's starting her third starring oday in Jopen, say that, "one of role in a year.

the great spiritual reformations

has taken place

of mankind"

The third of the latter day there, but other observers usk, Goldwyn Girls is lovely Phyllis "Has Jaz

really changed to

and Kirk, a

"The Story of Dr. Wassell"

IN TECHNICOLOR L

that

Jup

- Laraine Day - Signu Hasso"- Bennis O'Keefe · Carot Thurston "ee bond

PARAMOUNT FRYD

SUNDAY MORNING SHOW

At 12.30 P.M. At Reduced Prices!.

“Mighty Mouse

Cartoon Programmo” Presented by 20th Century Fox ́————

In Technicolor 2

and Now Zealand

former fashion

population is nearly magazine cover model. Phyllis ton limes as large as that of was trying to land in a New York play when Goldwyn tab- Australia

bed her for a featured role in combined and is increasing his forthcoming production. 14 millions every year. This

"Our Very Own." question, is of grent. importance

to the Brilish Commonwealth in the Far East.

With Accents From Liverpool

Searching for three Chinmen with Liverpool accents for her first inde- pendent production, the Jean Simmons Trevor Howard mystery picture át present entitled "Clouded Yellow," Betty Box looked in on Liverpool during a whirlwind location and talent hunt.

There she found 2,500 Chinn- men to choose from and decided she would have to pay a return visit.

With director Ralph Thomas, associate producer Vivian Cox and cameraman Ernie Stewart, Betty travelled a thousand miles in the Newcastle, Liverpool and Lake District areas,

**We

as

Ideal location found sites," says Betty, "but, we did not have time to investigate

companies local repertory thoroughly as we should have liked, so we plan to go back again to look for several of the cast for our film.'

After location filming at six or seven different places in the "Clouded North of England.

Yellow" will go on the floor at Pinewood carly in May,

WEEK-END

SCREEN

FARE

The Stratton Slory (QUEEN'S | & ALHAMBRA) is about one) of baseball's heroes whose fame may not have been as great as Babe Ruth's but whose courage few men could surpass

would

Monty Stratton of the Chien- go White Sox suffered a hunt- ing accident after two years in the Big

League that have spelled the career in sport. right e

It took him

learn how to

end of any He lost his

eight years to play the game this handicap and again with he came back Into the Blu League In 1940, James Stewart plays Stratton and June Allyson his wife.

Chicken Every Sunday (ROXY &

here

BROADWAY) built on the theme that a man's best qualities are the type that usually drive his wife mad. Dan Dulley, straight actor here without the hoofing. plays Good Samaritan type whose brainwaves are inclined to go Celeste Holm, in a haywire.

role than usual, nich lighter plays his patient wife.

The New Adventures of Don Juan (King's & Lec) in in Technicolor and stars Errol Flynn (who else?) and Viveen Lindfors as Her Spanish Majes

ROXIE

20

STARAINO

TO-DAY ONLY

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

funnier, then MIRACLE ON SUN STREET”

~ more delightful Hani SITTINO.PARITY":

A

ARTIS LÁEK MOTHER WORK TH

Chicken Every Sunday

IT'S WONDERFUL

DAN DAILEY CELESTE HOLM

ADDED: Latest Fox Movietone Nows

TO-MORROW

LOIS BUTLER as “MICKEY”

IN CINECOLOR

EXTRA PERFORMANCE at 11.30 A.M.

Republic Pictures Presents Edgar Rico BURROUGHS'

"JUNGLE GIRL"

FINAL CHAPTERS

At Reduced Prices

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

A GREAT YOUNG LOVE STORY OF OUR TIME!

M-G-M'S TRUE

LOVE STORY

"PICTURE OF THE MONTHI

JUNE

JAMES STEWART ALLYSON

*

h

The Stratton Story

AMETES-OLPWYN-MAYES PICTURE

* TO-MORROW's morning SHOWS *

QUEEN'S

- At 11.30 A.M. Only Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor in M-G-M's "CAMILLE"

At Reduced Prices!

FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY

ALHAMBRA

-At 12 Noon Only. M-G-MWB - RKO

TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS

At Reduced Prices!

BROADWAY

(ART CONDITIONAL D

At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

YANKEE SPY WINS BEAUTEOUS HAREM ALLY IN PIRATE

WAR-TO-THE-DEATH!

BARBARY PIRATE

DONALD WOODS - TRUDY MARSHALL LENORC AUBERT · STEFAN SCHNABEL :

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

SUNDAY MORNING SHOW AT 12 NOON

A Variety Programme Of

ty. For the lovers of duels, "FOX TERRYTOON TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS ETC.”

costumes and opulence it he picture not to be missed. children. If they are not bored to tears by those few sequences when it is necessary for Don Juan to live up to his reputa- 1lon of being a lady-killer, will love it.

JUNGLE PRINCE IS WORRIED Because Tahitians take their movies seriously, King Arlleurla Toriltahi Mauu, tribal ruler, fears his subjects may believe he's actually dead when they see him killed in his first movie, "Tarzan and the Slave Girl." It's even possible they might selec! new ruler before he can get back home, says King Minuu.

The king, known as "Charlie" co-workers, ls by

4

Bring The Children! Bring Your Friends!

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

MERLE OBERON CHARLES KORVIN

.IN

ROBERT RYAN

PAUL LUKAS

"BERLIN EXPRESS”.

SHOWS

TO-DAY

AN RKO RADIO PICTURE

Cathay

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

APPEARING ON THE SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS STAGE PLAY! "THE WET PAINT”

Three Goldwyn girls to studio

adventure lover who came to of today are Lois America as a deck hand aboard Radio studios. And there you have the pat- Wheeler (top left), Joana freighter and then applied for

work at NKO Evans

Lesser took one "This Modern Age" now plan tern for the new style Goldwyn

and Producer Sol (centre) to make a new issue about the Girl. It will be interesting to

ot

attain the me Phyllis Kirk (bottom: look at the handsome, six-foot- Starring Wong Yuen-10 people

their see if they Japan.

four Tahitian and cast him as psychology, their culture and measure of success as those in left with Ann Blyth).ʼn jungle prince. their domestic life.

the past.

Dialogue in Mandarin

Hung Ball

Kung Ming